and mitt romney are both weighing in on critical issues facing education. nbc's danielle leigh has more on proposed solutions the candidates offered during the final day of nbc's education nation summit. >> and also -- >> reporter: standing inside the new york public library, mitt romney laid out what he calls crucial components for education reform. >> the key for me is it relates to great teachers and creating families that could support their child in education. >> reporter: in a pretape interview, president obama did the same. >> i'm a strong believer that the way you get results is to get everybody involved. >> reporter: both men echoed the priorities expressed by educators in the education summit. >> a student zip code should not determine the trajectory of their life. >> america must have the best schools in the world. >> reporter: the importance of a better evaluation system for teachers that awards them with higher pay. >> the countries that outcompete us, that's what they do. >> reporter: and demands that entire communities support their schools.